Member of Parliament, who died" The prominent, Labour Leader and
ofthe age aah. an active Kome' tu many folds of politico" and {oclal endeavour. An appreciation of un ite for on the earl Twenty-Five Mission Stations Evacuated London, May 9, Mr. Jan Hannah, National Conservative Member for the Bilston Division of Wolverhampton, asked in the House of Commons yesterday how many missionary stations had been evacuated in China owing to the anti British movement fostered by the Japanese in Hopel, Shantung, Shansi and Honan provinces, "resulting more than 10,000 hospital beds being closed, and whether the. Prime Minister "will notify the Japanese Government that continued' encour~ agement of the anti-British movement Will render impossible improvement of relations with Japan, Mr. Ro A, Butler, Under-Secretay of State for Foreign Affairs, replied that according to latest information 25. missionary stations had been evacuated in four provinces, ineludinit ten hospitals.
As a result of representations to the Japanese Government some Improve: ment recently had taken. place, Mi, Hannah asked: "Does the Japanese Government want to improve relations with this country? aXe answer was plven 10 this que Mr. Robert Gibson, Labour Member for Greenock, asked whether alternative steps were taken as regards accommodation of mission. stations, Mr, Butler replied that the matter had been taken in hand—Reuter, Pulitzer Journalism Prizes Awarded New York, May 7.
In the annual award of Pulitzer Prizes yesterday, the two principal honors went to Mr. Burton Heath of the "New York World-Telegram" and Mr. Otto D. Tolischus of the "New York Times."
Mr, Heath received a prize of $1,000 for a series of stories exposing the financial manipulations of Judge 'Martin T. Manton, former judge of the U.S, Court of Appeals, who is now serving' a prison term for abuse of hig sudiciat office.
Mr. Tolischus was awarded $300 for "distinguished service as a war correspondent" in Berlin—United Press.
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